Romania, Slovenia among five countries eyeing new European Commission’s energy portfolio
Five EU member states, including Estonia, Latvia, Romania, Poland, and Slovenia, are interested in getting the energy portfolio in the next European Commission, HotNews.ro reported. The candidates for European energy commissioner are Kadri Simson from Estonia, Virginijus Sinkevicius, Linas Linkevicius or Saulius Skvernelis from Latvia, Luminita Odobescu from Romania, Krzysztof Szczerski from Poland, and Janez […]
CROPEX to organize auctions of guarantees of origin
Croatian power exchange CROPEX will organize auctions of guarantees of origin through the IT auction trading platform, CROPEX said in a press release. The first two auctions will be held on August 29 and 30. CROPEX will organize the auctions to sell guarantees of origin for wind generation in the production period Q1 and Q2 […]
New Croatian Energy Strategy and Electric Energy Market
Author: Marija Mušec, Partner at Law Firm Bardek, Lisac, Mušec, Skoko d.o.o. in cooperation with CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Rechtsanwälte GmbH In May 2019, the Croatian Government proposed a new national Energy Strategy to run until 2030, including an overview to run to 2050. The proposal is currently under public review. The Energy Strategy foresees three […]
Evaluation of applications for HPP Dabar project to be repeated
The evaluation of applications to bid for financing and building hydropower plant HPP Dabar will have to be repeated, after part of the procedure was annulled following a complaint filed by one of the applicants, a consortium of China National Electric Engineering Co. Ltd (CNEEC) and Slovenia’s RIKO, local media reported. Bosnia and Herzegovina’s office […]
Albania approves 5 new construction permits for 8 small, medium HPPs
Albania’s National Territory Council (NTC) has approved 5 new construction permits for 8 small and medium hydropower plants (HPPs), local media reported. One of the permits refers to HPP Shutri 1 and HPP Shutri 2 on the Shutri stream. The project developer is ATEANI. The location of the power plants is relatively close to the […]
Vasko Kovačevski appointed CEO of North Macedonia’s power company ESM
Vasko Kovačevski is the new Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of North Macedonia’s state-owned electricity producer Elektrani na Severna Makedonija (ESM – former ELEM), the company said on its website. The Supervisory Board of ESM has appointed Vasko Kovačevski as Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO, the company said. The […]
China’s AVIC offers to finance, build HPP Buk Bijela, 4 small hydropower plants
China National Aero-Technology International Engineering Corporation (AVIC) has expressed interest in the construction of three large hydropower plants (HPPs) – Buk Bijela, Foča, and Paunci – and four small hydropower plants (SHPPs), the Ministry of Energy and Mining said on its website. Energy and Mining Minister Petar Đokic met with potential partners from China – […]
PPC restructuring: HEDNO to be part-privatized, NOME auctions to be scrapped
Greece intends to sell a minority stake in the Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator (HEDNO), a 100% subsidiary of troubled Public Power Corporation (PPC), as part of restructuring plans for PPC announced by new Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Environment and Energy Minister Kostis Hatzidakis, the Greek media reported. The rescue plan envisages slashing the […]
